A man who threatened his wife and children was charged with domestic violence on Thursday, pleading not guilty to the charges brought against him. 

The 62-year-old Swieqi resident appeared before magistrate Doreen Clarke, and was charged with threatening his family, insulting his wife and children and breaching the peace. 

The court heard how the man had an argument with his wife and it spiralled out of control.

The children got involved in the argument and the matter escalated further. Police inspector Leeroy Balzan Engerer told the court that one of the children had threatened to injure his father with a gas cylinder. 

Lawyers Ishmael Psaila and Jean Paul Sammut said their client was denying the charges brought against him and requested that he be released on bail.

The magistrate upheld this request and granted the man bail against a deposit of €300 and a personal guarantee of €2,000.

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